The Case of the Missing Tiger's Eye (Rider Woofson) - Softcover

Styles, Walker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 148145739X ISBN 13: 9781481457392

Publisher: Little Simon, 2016

Synopsis

Meet Rider Woofson, a dog detective with a nose for finding clues and trouble. Along with his pack of canine investigators, those pups are always on a hunt to collar criminals in a brand-new mystery series.

Welcome to Pawston, the animal capital of the world. Every day, thousands of animals go about their business, behaving as good citizens should. But there’s a darker side of Pawston known as the criminal underbelly. And it was not the kind of belly you wanted to scratch unless you wanted to get bitten!

That’s where Rider Woofson—the best dog detective in Pawston—comes in. And with the help of his pals in the Pup Investigators Pack, the criminals won’t stand a chance…even if they commit the purr-fect crime.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Rider Woofson chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

About this title

About the Author

Walker Styles grew up reading kids’ books, so it makes sense that he’s writing them now. And when he isn’t writing books, he’s out solving mysteries around the city of Manhattan, where he lives. Just the other day, he lost the book he was reading. Following all the clues, Walker deduced the couch ate it! (Well, the book was under the couch cushions. Still, mystery solved!).

Ben Whitehouse is an illustrator based in Birmingham, UK. He has previously worked in the animation industry as a character designer, animator, and stop motion puppet maker before finding his feet within the world of illustration. You can visit him at StopMotionBen.com.

Reviews

Gr 1–4—Rider Woofson is head of the Pups Investigators Pack, the best crew of pet detectives in all of Pawston. In their first mystery, Rider and his crew must figure out who stole the Tiger's Eye from its display at the Cat's Meow jewelry store. Following the trail of clues, they find themselves at a performance of aerial monkeys and on the right path to the stolen goods. In their second adventure, Prince Bubbles is in town to receive the key to the city, but when Red Herring shows up claiming that the prince is an impostor, the crew get caught up in a case that's pretty fishy. The jokes run cheesy and include lots of animal humor and puns, some of which may be over the heads of the targeted age range. This book leans heavily on stereotypes; all of the bad guys are illustrated with furrowed brows, spiked collars, or pointy teeth. The series so far includes only one female protagonist, and while the other characters do refer to her as smart, they first mention that she's pretty. VERDICT Visually attractive but passable offerings for emerging readers.—Shana Morales, Windsor Public Library, Windsor, CT

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Case of the Missing Tiger’s Eye

Edition details

• Publisher: Little Simon
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 148145739X
• ISBN 13: 9781481457392
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Whitehouse Ben
• Number of pages: 128